Sunday is for Sharing is a weekly roundup of my favorite articles, videos, and podcasts I read, viewed, and listened to over the past week.
This week features data showing the average net worth by age group, a beautiful explanation of how frugality makes life less stressful, and a brief interview with the world’s fastest mochi maker in Japan. Enjoy!
My Favorite Video
Anyone hungry for some mochi? Meet the world’s fastest mochi maker.
My Favorite Articles
Time Machine and the Future Returns for Stocks
via JL Collins
“So, am I predicting 12% returns (for stocks) for the next 40 years ? No, of course not. But I am suggesting 12% annual returns don’t require a perfect Golden Age. They can, and have, blossomed in the midst of turmoil, war, grief and economic collapse.”
Do Less, Buy Less, Worry Less, Live More
via Frugalwoods
“Much of my frugality pertains to simplicity and how I can streamline my life in order to make it more efficient.”
What Should Your Net Worth Be?
via Mr. Smart Money
“Unsurprisingly, the net worths of the top 10% vs. the middle 50% of every age group are not just higher, they’re exponentially higher. The average net worth of a top 10% 30 year old was $242,450. That’s almost 13x more wealthy than the average 30 year old.”
How a Technical Writer Who Didn’t Think of Herself as a Money Person Does Money
via The Billfold
“When I was a kid, growing up blue collar in Idaho, I thought our neighbors who had AC in their house were rich. So, I’ve come a long way.”
Do You Have a Money Mind?
via Monevator
“For an investor with a 30-year time horizon, for example, the potential opportunity cost of holding cash is rather high when considering that the stock market’s returns over rolling 30-year periods have been consistently positive.”
My Favorite Podcast
Scott Adams: The Man Behind Dilbert
An interview with Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the Dilbert comic strips. In this podcast, Scott shares a plethora of useful info on how understanding healthy eating, psychology, and the art of always learning has helped him become successful and happy life.
“Be useful.” –Scott Adams
That’s all for this week, thanks for reading 🙂
-Zach
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Zach is the author behind Four Pillar Freedom, a blog that teaches you how to build wealth and gain freedom in life.
He quit his day job as a data scientist in 2019 because he was able to earn enough income from profitable websites to replace his salary. He now teaches people how to start and grow their own profitable websites from scratch in the Income Community.
Zach's favorite free financial tool he's been using since 2015 to manage his net worth is Personal Capital. Each month he uses their free Investment Checkup tool and Retirement Planner to track his investments and ensure that he's on the fast track to financial freedom.
His favorite investment platform is M1 Finance, a site that allows him to build a custom portfolio of stocks for free, has no trading or maintenance fees, and even allows him to set up automated target-allocated investments.
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